By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  May 21st at 12:00 PM  | 

State Voices, a national network of Progressive 501(c)3′s, has targeted Colorado for years. They provide GOTV technology, polling data, various other political advocacy tools, and cash to state affiliates such as the Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable. The biographies for State Voices national staff tout connections to the AFL-CIO, Common Cause, the Sierra Club, and ACORN to name a few. Joanne Wright and Camellia Phillips were | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  March 8th at 09:00 AM  | 

It is official, Sen. Bernie Sanders, self avowed socialist, will be challenged by John MacGovern for the chance to represent the state of Vermont in the U.S. Senate. A few weekends ago, after our state committee meeting, I had to opportunity to sit down with John. We discussed his record in government, his views on the issues, and his run to unseat Sen. Sanders and | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  February 22nd at 03:30 PM  | 

Prepare yourselves, I am going to write something semi positive about policies that the Romney campaign happens to espouse today, at this hour*. Today the Romney Campaign is rolling out their new tax plan. Tonight could be a great night for Romney in the debate. While Santorum may get lost in the weeds and off message with the social issues, Romney will be making a | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 25th at 01:00 PM  | 

I see quite a few have taken exception with the word “redemption”. I don’t know if these complaints are lodged just to be outraged about the religiosity of the word, despite the appropriateness of its use, or if you truly think I was being literal in only the spiritual sense. If it is the latter, I can assure you that I am using the word | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 24th at 05:00 PM  | 

With Speaker Gingrich having won South Carolina, and now polling ahead of Gov. Romney in Florida and nationally, there is one question that keeps popping up. What is it about Newt Gingrich that conservatives voters find appealing? Rush Limbaugh has at least part of the answer: To those of you in the Republican base, this isn’t complicated. Newt is winning. He is on a momentum | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 19th at 09:30 AM  | 

The circumstances under which I write this are beyond horrible, I get it. It sucks that Gov. Perry is in this position. It sucks that the people of IA, NH, and now SC, have ignored the record of an outstanding governor and true blue conservative. It sucks that people have relied on shallow criteria for selecting a nominee. It sucks, but the reality is, this | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  January 8th at 04:33 PM  | 

In 2009 we began a conservative resurgence. We had just witnessed a stunning economic intervention from the Bush administration, and were now facing an expansion of government. President Obama, with a complicit Congress, had charted a course that included giveaways to every left wing pipe dream couched as stimulus. Conservatives and libertarians formed a loose coalition and took to the streets to seek redress. As | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  November 23rd at 04:00 PM  | 

Illegal immigration, and the debate that comes with it, isn’t going anywhere. This became clear in previous debates when Governor Perry came under fire and was reinforced last night when Speaker Gingrich spoke these words: I don’t see how the — the party that says it’s the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  November 16th at 03:07 PM  | 

Governor Perry’s campaign has released a new ad in Iowa today that smacks the condescending arrogance of President Obama. The ad begins with the President’s recent remarks while campaigning/vacationing/playing golf with a friend who frequents the ladies of the night, in which he blamed the country’s current malaise on the American people being lazy. “We’ve been a little bit lazy over the last couple of | Read More »

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  October 28th at 03:29 PM  | 

Gov. Rick Perry has released his second positive ad this week. First, there was the t.v. ad he started running Wednesday in Iowa simply called “Creating Jobs“. You might have missed that one since people were instead focused on attempts to make an issue out of debates, or the President’s birth certificate. Today he releases an ad titled “Cut, Balance and Grow“. This one highlights | Read More »